Europe Italy Claudio Anastasio, newly appointed CEO of the public company 3-I by the government, resigned in consequence of his e-mail to the Board of Directors in which he quoted fascist leader Mussolini’s infamous speech on the murder of antifascist deputy Matteotti
Europe Italy Prime Minister Meloni, for the first time, six days later, spoke out on the shipwreck of the migrant fishing boat off the coast of Calabria and the controversy that followed, denying any responsibility of her government
Europe Italy The primaries to elect the new secretary of the Democratic Party, the largest left-wing party in Italy, saw the victory of Ms. Schlein with 53,75% while Mr. Bonaccini got 46,25%; Ms. Schlein has become the first woman leader of PD in its history
Europe Italy A serious attack on a group of students by young people from Azione Studentesca - a group linked to the extreme right - occurred at the Michelangiolo high school in Florence
Europe Italy The Council of Europe has urged Italy to cancel the decree that aims at regulating rescue operations of migrants at sea by NGOs, calling it a violation of international law
Europe Italy There is great debate in the country about whether or not the invitation made by Amadeus, artistic director of the famous Sanremo festival, a song competition, to Ukrainian President Zelensky is appropriate
Europe Italy There is controversy over the words of Sangiuliano, Minister of Culture, according to whom 'the founder of right-wing Italian thought is Dante Alighieri'
Europe Italy Italian skier Federica Brignone has made sports history by winning gold in the combined event at the 2023 Alpine Ski World Championships; it is the first medal ever for an Italian in the discipline
Europe Italy In the region of Liguria, the tattoo parlour has been created, which will enter the regional health system with a bill that will make tattoos for medical purposes part of the regional health system's services
Europe Italy This year falls the 800th representation of the Nativity Scene staged for the first time in Greccio in 1223 by will of St. Francis of Assisi; real cave, live animals, manger and peasants aimed at making the birth of Jesus accessible to the simplest people
Europe Italy After a tragic landslide caused at least 8 victims in Ischia, it has been reported that not all of Italy is covered by geological maps, which describe the nature of the country palm by palm, and many are old in consequence of a funding cut
Europe Italy LEONARDO, the 4th most powerful supercomputer in the world, has been inaugurated at the Bologna Technopole; with a computing power of 250 million billion calculations per second it will enable unprecedented research into cancer and the human brain
Europe Italy The Italian region Umbria has been included among the 30 must-see destinations for 2023, announced by Lonely Planet after the choices of its experts; it is the only Italian destination in the selection